William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc Buys 5,287 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,439 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,287 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for about 1.6% of William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $1,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VEA. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,005.9% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 8,308,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,616,000 after buying an additional 8,172,614 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 139,777,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,907,792,000 after buying an additional 6,565,775 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 147.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,577,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,630,000 after acquiring an additional 2,730,944 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,309,000 after acquiring an additional 2,436,012 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 50,962,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,518,573,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402,484 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $50.40. The stock had a trading volume of 876,363 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,453,832. The stock has a market capitalization of $132.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $43.29 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.55.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.